Sam’s parents say he had been bullied since he was in year 6 at school

The clever teen was was taunted by bullies who were jealous of his good grades and told close friends, “I want to die, to prove a point.”

School bullies hid his school books from him, punctured his water bottle, calling him a “snitch” when he confided in teachers.

Mark and Anita Abel have said that their son’s death will “haunt them for the rest of their lives” after he could no longer cope with daily abuse and killed himself by jumping from the roof of a Worcester city centre car park.

An inquest heard how the 14-year old school boy had shared text messages with friends about his depression and suicidal thoughts before the tragic incident took place on January 8.

Passers-by rushed to help before paramedics arrived to discover he had serious injuries

A spokesperson for Tudor Grange Academy said the school had been made aware of several incidents of bullying, which had been dealt with sensitively.

They said: “As a school we are devastated by Sam’s death and our thoughts are very much with his family. He was a kind, considerate pupil and we miss him.

“As a school, we do not tolerate bullying. We encourage our students to go to any member of staff if anything is worrying them, any concerns are taken very seriously.

“Issues are dealt with sensitively by providing support for the young person through our trained counsellors or other appropriate staff and senior leaders deal with incidents that require sanctions for individuals to keep the children in our care safe from bullying.

“Experienced and caring staff have been helping the students to come to terms with this tragedy and they will continue to do so.”

If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please call the Samaritans on (free) 116123 or 020 7734 2800.

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